{"id":191853,"date":"2022-08-22T12:43:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T10:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rothschenk.de\/episode-20-dunnage-bags-load-securing-part-1\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:54:52","slug":"episode-20-dunnage-bags-load-securing-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rothschenk.de\/en\/episode-20-dunnage-bags-load-securing-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 20: Dunnage bags load securing – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cargo must <\/strong>be secured in the container<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

It is not a question of “whether <\/strong>to secure”, but rather “how <\/strong>to secure a load”. Even experts do not always agree on the “how”. Some say: “nothing has ever happened” and others: “it can’t work like that”. <\/p>\n\n

One of many securing methods is the use of dunnage bags<\/a><\/strong>. Some of you may be familiar with these air bags that fill the empty spaces in parcels and packages and prevent the contents from moving. This is based on the same principle as the container.<\/p>\n\n

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The regulations for securing loads in containers are set out in the CTU Code 2015<\/strong>. In Appendix 7, Annex 4, an entire chapter is devoted to the securing method with dunnage bags<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It states that dunnage bag should “block” the movement of the load. Conversely, this means that it is a positive locking method. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Determine the size and design of dunnage bags<\/h2>\n\n

Three pieces of information are required to determine the size of the stowage cushion<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n